2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2014 record3–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKarl Dorrell (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDave Kotulski (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 40,550)
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 14 Missouri x   7 1     11 3  
No. 9 Georgia   6 2     10 3  
Florida   4 4     7 5  
Tennessee   3 5     7 6  
South Carolina   3 5     7 6  
Kentucky   2 6     5 7  
Vanderbilt   0 8     3 9  
Western Division
No. 4 Alabama x$^   7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Mississippi State   6 2     10 3  
No. 22 Auburn   4 4     8 5  
LSU   4 4     8 5  
Texas A&M   3 5     8 5  
Arkansas   2 6     7 6  
No. 17 Ole Miss*   0 3     1 4  
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Presbyterian) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their eight home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason took over the helm as Vanderbilt's new head coach. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 3–9, 0–8 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.

Coaching staff[]

Name Position Year
Derek Mason Head Coach 1st
Karl Dorrell Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Coach 1st
Dave Kotulski Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Coach 1st
Charles Bankins Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator 4th
Gerry Gdowski Wide Receivers Coach 1st
Keven Lightner Offensive Line Coach 1st
Frank Maile Defensive Line Coach 1st
Kenwick Thompson Outside Linebackers 1st
Ryan Anderson Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd
Tom Bossung Head Athletic Trainer 16th
Cedric Calhoun Assistant Sports Performance 1st
Kevin Colon Associate Director of Student Athletics 4th
Jason Grooms Director of Football Operations 1st
Bill Hughan Football Strength and Conditioning Director 1st
Kevin Threlkel Offensive Administrative Assistant 4th
Matt Ruland Assistant Recruiting Coordinator 1st
Luke Wyatt Head Equipment Manager 32nd
Tyler Barnes Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd
Rod Chance Quality Control Offense 1st
A.J. Haase Offensive Graduate Assistant 1st
Chandler Henley Offensive Graduate Assistant 1st
Charles Walker Defensive Quality Control 1st

[1]

Recruiting[]

Schedule[]

In 2014 Vanderbilt played eight home games; the Ole Miss game was played at LP Field, but it was considered a Vandy home game. Their first four games were at home. Vanderbilt played at Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky), Georgia (Athens, Georgia), Missouri (Columbia, Missouri), and at Mississippi State (Starkville, Mississippi). Also Vandy played four non-conference teams at home against Temple, UMass, Charleston Southern, and Old Dominion.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 289:50 p.m.Temple*
SECNL 7–3731,731
September 63:30 p.m.No. 15 Ole Miss
ESPNL 3–4143,260
September 1311:00 a.m.UMass*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECRNW 34–3133,386
September 206:30 p.m.No. 14 South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 34–4834,441
September 2711:00 a.m.at Kentucky
SECNL 7–1756,940
October 43:00 p.m.at No. 13 GeorgiaSECNL 17–4492,746
October 116:30 p.m.No. 24 (FCS) Charleston Southern*dagger
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECRNW 21–2026,738
October 253:00 p.m.at Missouri
SECNL 14–2465,264
November 16:00 p.m.Old Dominion*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNUW 42–2828,966
November 86:30 p.m.Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 10–3435,191
November 226:30 p.m.at No. 4 Mississippi State
SECNL 0–5160,493
November 293:00 p.m.Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNL 17–2440,350
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries[]

Temple[]

The Derek Mason era got off to a bad start as his mistake-prone Commodores were outscored 37-7 in a loss to visiting Temple at home. It was the worst defeat in a home opener in Vanderbilt program history, and the worst opening game loss since 1998 a 42-0 loss to Mississippi. The Commodores had seven turnovers, leading to 27 points for Temple.[3]

1 234Total
Temple 7 14133 37
Vanderbilt 0 700 7
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 9:52 p.m. (The game was delayed from 8:15 PM by thunderstorms)
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 31,731
  • Game weather: 78 degrees, mostly cloudy
  • Television network: SEC Network

[4]

[5][6]

Ole Miss[]

With a bad loss to Ole Miss Vandy had the worst start since 1998. In 1998 they lost to Ole Miss 42-0 and Alabama 32-7 to start the season. Also in 1998 Vanderbilt started with a six straight losses and ended the 1997 season with five straight losses to complete an eleven-game losing streak.

1 234Total
Ole Miss 10 10210 41
Vanderbilt 0 003 3
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee (LP Field)
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 43,260
  • Game weather: 82 degrees, mostly cloudy
  • Television network: ESPN

[7][8]

UMass[]

1 234Total
UMass 14 1070 31
Vanderbilt 0 20014 34
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 11:05 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:48
  • Game attendance: 33,386
  • Game weather: 62 degrees, cloudy
  • Television network: ESPN3/FSN

[9][10]

South Carolina[]

1 234Total
South Carolina 0 171021 48
Vanderbilt 14 01010 34
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:39 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:36
  • Game attendance: 34,441
  • Game weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy
  • Television network: SEC Network [11][12]

Kentucky[]

1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 700 7
Kentucky 7 1000 17
  • Location: Lexington, Kentucky
  • Game start: 12:01 pm
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 56,940
  • Game weather: 76 degrees, mostly sunny
  • Television network: SEC Network

[13][14]

Georgia[]

1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 737 17
Georgia 21 6710 44
  • Location: Athens, Georgia
  • Game start: 4:01 pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Game weather: 65 degrees, sunny and breezy (10 mph winds)
  • Television network: SEC Network

[15][16]

Charleston Southern[]

1 234Total
Charleston Southern 0 1073 20
Vanderbilt 3 1800 21
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:35 pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 26,738
  • Game weather: 60 degrees, cloudy
  • Television network: ESPN3/FSN

[17][18]

Missouri[]

1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 707 14
Missouri 3 777 24
  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
  • Game start: 3:07 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 65,264
  • Game weather: 76 degrees, sunny
  • Television network: SEC Network

[19][20]

Old Dominion[]

1 234Total
Old Dominion 7 777 28
Vanderbilt 7 21014 42
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:02 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 28,966
  • Game weather: 47 degrees, clear
  • Television network: ESPNU [21][22]

Florida[]

1 234Total
Florida 7 10017 34
Vanderbilt 7 003 10
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:39 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 35,191
  • Game weather: 51 degrees, cloudy
  • Television network: SEC Network

[23][24]

Mississippi State[]

1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 000 0
Mississippi State 13 2477 51
  • Location: Starkville, Mississippi
  • Game start: 6:39 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 60,493
  • Game weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy
  • Television network: SEC Network

[25][26]

Tennessee[]

1 234Total
Tennessee 10 770 24
Vanderbilt 0 1070 17
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 3:01 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 40,350
  • Game weather: 57 degrees, cloudy with 16 MPH winds
  • Television network: SEC Network

[27][28]

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